LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What bonds hold the primary structure of proteins together?
A
Hydrogen bonds
B
Ionic bonds
C
Peptide bonds
D
hydrophobic interactions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Peptide bonds are formed by a biochemical reaction that extracts a water molecule as it joins the amino group of one amino acid to the carboxyl group of a neighboring amino acid. The linear sequence of amino acids within a protein is considered the primary structure of the protein.

Detailed explanation-2: -The primary structure is held together by covalent peptide bonds. They are formed during the process of protein biosynthesis, where the amino acids lose one water molecule per reaction to attach to another amino acid. The secondary structure is determined by hydrogen bonds between the main-chain peptide groups.

Detailed explanation-3: -A peptide bond is basically an amide-type of the covalent chemical bond. This bond links two consecutive alpha-amino acids from C1 (carbon number one) of one alpha-amino acid and N2 (nitrogen number two) of another. This linkage is found along a peptide or protein chain.

Detailed explanation-4: -To reiterate, the primary structure of a protein is defined as the sequence of amino acids linked together to form a polypeptide chain. Each amino acid is linked to the next amino acid through peptide bonds created during the protein biosynthesis process.

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